From: Joel VanderWerf <vjoel@...>
Date: 2007-01-17T07:59:31+09:00
Subject: Re: The Ruby Soundtrack

Frank Davis wrote:
> For us here in the U.S., our national anthem starts out with the words
> "Oh say, can you C". There's not a lot that can top that.

Ha!

In the translation of the Brazilian anthem on wikipedia:

 > Brazil, let the star-spangled banner thou showest forth
                                                     ^^^^^
In the Belarus anthem (in one translation):

 > Gently sowing forth dreams, gold-adorn�d;
...
 > Awaken and forth into great spaces, bring
...
 > Send messengers forth, send unto the world's bound,
...
 > O young Bielarus, come thou forth, take thy place

In the Tibetan anthem:

 > The Play Oceans enlivened benevolent activities Of the
 > widely-nurturing Protector who retains the Teaching and
 > the migrators' gem, Expand forth.

(I like the gem part!)

Forth is the choice of nations!

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